 Flying
Fickle Finger of Fate Award - Called the Rigid Digit, the
Winged Weenie, Wonderful Wiggler, Friendly Phlange, and the Nifty
Knuckle, this weekly satirical award was presented by comedians Dan
Rowan and Dick Martin on the weekly comedy variety series ROWAN &
MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN/NBC/1968-73 for the dumbest/craziest news item of
the week. Gold/Silver in color, the award was a "hand" mounted on a
trophy base. Its index finger adorned with two small wings rotated
in a "Whoopee!" circular motion.
Recipients of this "uncoveted" award included then Los
Angeles Chief of Police, Ed Davis who suggested that "gallows" be
put in all airports for the hijackers so they could be hung on the
spot; the City of Cleveland for their
Cuyahoga River (It caught fire due to its high pollution levels); and
a Wonderful Wiggler went to William F. Buckley for his philosophy
"Never clarify tomorrow, what you can obscure today." Top awards
went to the Pentagon. They won five times.
Dan Rowan & Dick Martin
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